Chapter III

The Delany trial--Death of Dr. Clayton--Emin applies
to Pitt--The attack on St. Malo--Death and will of
John Rogers--The Garricks--Letters to Mrs. Elizabeth
Carter (_passim_)--Lyttelton and Monsey--The Louisburg
blockade--Correspondence with Lyttelton (_passim_)--Molly
West’s marriage--Newcastle--Denton Hall--Lumley
Castle--Hampton Court, Herefordshire--Battle of
Zorndorff--Emin on Frederick the Great--The _eau
de luce_ disaster--Mrs. Garrick--Current price of
food--Athenian Stuart--Viper broth--“Brusher” Mills the
snake-catcher--Illness of George II.--Young Mr. Pitt--The
Session opened--Monsey’s doggerel--Admiral Boscawen
thanked by Parliament--Lady Emily Butler--Helvetius’
_De l’Esprit_--Attempted assassination of King of
Portugal--Lyttelton’s _History of Henry II._--Burke’s
_Sublime and Beautiful_--Dr. Johnson--Emin off to
Armenia--Calves Pluck water--Harleyford--Inverary
Castle--Alnwick--York--Glamis Castle--Scotch
characteristics--Burke’s appeal for Madrid
Consulship--Quebec taken--Bonus, the picture-cleaner--The
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